lingual swellings
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006260
Term info
database cross reference
- EMAPA:17186
- EHDAA2:0000996
- VHOG:0000449
Subsets
emapa_ehdaa2
UBPROP 0000001
Primordium of the tongue; the median swelling and the distal and proximal swellings arise from the ventral aspect of the stomodeum. [TFD][VHOG]
UBPROP 0000003
Most adult amphibians have a tongue, as do all known reptiles, birds and mammals. Thus it is likely that the tongue appeared with the establishment of tetrapods and this structure seems to be related, to some extant, to the terrestrial lifestyle.[well established][VHOG]
comment
the collection consisting of the two lateral swellings and the medial swelling
has related synonym
lingual swelling
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0006260